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BATH TUB.

Patented Sept. 3, 1889,.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HUGO F. BEGIEBING, OF NEXV YORK, Y.

BATH-TUB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 410,344, datedSeptember 3, 1889.

p, Application led March 26, 1889. Serial 110.304,89?. (No model.)

T0 all whom it may concern:

` Be it known that l, HUGO F. BEGIEBING, of the city, county, and Stateof New York, have invented a new and Improved Bath-Tub, of which thefollowing is a full, clear` and exact description.

My invention relates to a bath-tub .api

paratus, and has for its object to provide a bath-tub underneath theordinary stationary wash-tubs and sink of a kitchen or livingroom in amanner to economize space and promote the comfort of people living inhouses or apartments where a separate bath-room cannot well be provided.

The invention consists in certain novel features of construction of thebath-tub relatively with .the stationary tubs, whereby it may be swungoutward for use and be returned again beneath the stationary tubs, andalso in certain peculiar novel features ot the bath-tub hinge-joint orcoupling, all as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification,

in which similar letters of reference indicatev corresponding parts inall the figures.

Figure lis a front elevation of myimproved bath-tub and the stationarytubs and sink under which it is arranged. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereofwith the bath-tub swung out from under the wash-tubs. Fig. 3 is a detailvertical section of part of the bath-tub and its hinge or swivelconnection, and Fig. 4 is a Vdetail plan view ot' the bath-tub hinge.

In my improvement I arrange the bath-tub A under the ordinary stationarywash-tubs B B and kitchen-sink O in a manner allowing the bath-tub to beswung outward when required t'or use, as shown in Fig. 2, and swunginward again after use, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. Toaccomplish this the bathtub is mounted at one end on a swivel-hinge D,andatits free end is supported on ordinary caster-wheels E, allowingeasy movements of the tub.

The hinge D consists, preferably, of a metal base-plate d, which isfixed by screws or otherwise to the Hoor F, a round metal plate or diskd', laid loosely upon the base-plate and forming a close joint with it,and an upper plate d2, which has a round opening, preferplate isprovided with an elongated or elliptical opening g, at which is fittedthe trapped waste-pipe G, through which the water from the bath-tub isdrawn oit to the sewer or drain. The movable disk or hinge-plate d isprovided with a hole h, which coincides with a hole h',

made in the bottom of the bath-tub A.

When the tub is swung outward for use, both holes h h coincide with theoutlet g, which communicates with the waste-pipe G, this relativeposition of the outlets h It gbeingshown in dotted lines in Fig. 4 ofthe drawings.

The bathtub is held to u1@ hinge-plate d by means of a verticaldovetail-shaped metal upright I, fixed to the plate, and whichinterlocks with a correspondingly-'formedrecess J formed at the end ofthe tub. This connection holds the tub securely to the plate, so thatthe plate and tub holes h 7L always coincide to allow a tube H' to befitted by its tapered lower end into the holes to make a tight joint andserve as a plug to prevent escape of water from the bath-tub while it isin use, thistube Il serving also as an overliowoutlet, through whichwater will escape-to the waste-pipe G'should the inflow ot water to thetub not be cut off when the water rises in the tub to the top of thetube. .A ring h2,

fixed to the tub, steadies the upper part of the overflowtube, while itslower end tits snugly in the holes 7L h of the hinge-plate and tub. Bywithc'lrawing the tube H the water will discharge from the bath-tubthrough the holes so V h h and outlet g G to the sewer or drain.

Hot and cold water is supplied to the bathwith the same system of pipesor plumbing L, from which hot and cold water is-supplied to the*stationary' wash-tubs B and ordinary sink C through faucets b c,respectively, and as will be understood from Figs. 1 and 2of thedrawings. Two stop lugs or studs d5 d5 on the 'tub A through Afaucets K,which communicate i hinge-plate d are adapted to strike shoulders d6 don the plate d2 to limit the swinging movementsof the bath-tub on itshinge, the hinge being` adjusted in Fig. 4 of the drawings, as when thebath-tub is swung in underneath the stationary tubs and sink.

It is obvious when the bath-tub Ais swung in under the tubsrand sink B BC, as shown 1n Flg. l of the drawings, that the bath-tub holes h h VYortube H will not be in communicatlon with the waste-outlets g G, and asthe hinge-plate d fits very closely to the baseplate escape ofsewer-gases from the wastepipe wlll be positively cut off, thuspromoting the health ofrpersons living in the room, To use the bath-tubit is only necessary to grasp lts free end and swing it out on therollers E and hinge D to the position shown in Fig. 2 of .the drawings,and after the overflow-tube H 1s adjusted to the outlets 7L 71. of thetub the water will be turned on at the faucets K to supply the tub, andafter use of the tub and while it is yet swung outward, atrwhich timethe overflow-tube H and outlets h h will be open to the trappedwaste-pipe G, the tube w1ll be withdrawn from the holes h h toallowescape of water from the tub, whereupon 1t will be again swungaround on its hinge D underneath the stationary tubs and sink and out ofthe way, thus economizing room, which is an object in houses whereabath-room separate from other living-rooms cannot be provided.

'l he entire bath-tub may be quickly and easily removed from thestationary tubs and sink, when repairs of plumbing may be required orfor other purpose, by simply taking out the screw or other fastenings d3of the hinge-coupling and lifting the plates d dzoft' with the tub, aswill readily be understood.

Having thus described my invention, whatl claim as new, and desire tosecure by Let-ters Patent, is-

l. A bath-tub swivel-hinged at one end next its waste-outlets, the hingeof the tub having an outlet in its upper movable plate communicatingwith the tub, and provided in its lower plate or part with an outletcommunieating with the Waste-p ipe, with which the tub- Out-letcoincides only when the tub is swung out-ward for use, substantially asherein set forth. l

2. The combination, withabatlrtub, of a base-plate d, having awaste-'outlet g and set at one end of the tub, a plate d on thebaseplate, a retainingplate d2, holding the plate d to the plate d, saidplate CZ having a hole h registering with the outlet h of the tub, andprovided Valso with an upright lug, to

.which the end of the tub is connected, substantially as herein setforth.

3, A bath-tub swivel-hingedat one end next its waste-pi pe connectionand having an out let h', the hinge having a base-plate provided with awaste-outlet y, andY a movable diskplate held to the tub and providedwitha hole h, registering with the tub outlet h and adapted to registerwith the waste-outlet g when the tub is swung outward for use, and auoverflow-pipe tted detachably to the outlets 7L h in the tub andhinge-plate, substantially as herein set forth.

HUGO F. BEGIEBING.

Vitnesses:

HENRY L. GOODWIN, EDGAR TArE.

